{"id":22664,"date":"2016-02-03T14:15:21","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T14:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=22664"},"modified":"2016-02-03T14:15:21","modified_gmt":"2016-02-03T14:15:21","slug":"bim-deal-signed-huddersfield-university-chinese-contractor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/digital-construction-news\/bim-news\/bim-deal-signed-huddersfield-university-chinese-contractor\/22664\/","title":{"rendered":"BIM deal signed between Huddersfield University and Chinese contractor BCEG"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span>The University of Huddersfield has signed a five year deal with a Chinese contracting firm in a bid to help develop the use of new technology\u2026<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hud.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span>University of Huddersfield<\/span><\/a> it to work alongside Chinese construction firm Beijing Construction Engineering Group (BCEG) to help the firm use new technology.<\/p>\n<p>The two organisations have signed a five-year deal, which could provide opportunities for research staff and students through work placements and potential employment.<\/p>\n<p>BGEC is ranked among the world\u2019s top 50 contractors and has some 20,000 employees on its payroll. 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